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  2. Saint Petersburg Flagpoles - Wikipedia

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    The flags are the current flag of the Russian Federation, the flag of the Russian Empire and the flag of the Soviet Union. [3] The raising of the flags marked the following anniversaries: [4] 330th anniversary of Peter the Great's tricolour; 165 years of Tsar Alexander II's Flag of the Russian Empire; 100 years of the institution of the Red flag

  3. List of Russian flags - Wikipedia

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    State flag of the Russian SFSR: A proposal for the state flag of the RSFSR was created by artist Alexey Kokorekin . It added white and blue horizontal stripes at the bottom, both two stripes took 1 ⁄ 6 of the flag's height. c. 1949: State flag of the Russian SFSR: Another proposal with the traditional Russian tricolour at the bottom. c. 1950

  4. Flag of the Russian-American Company - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the Russian-American Company, first adopted in 1806, consisted of a variation of the horizontal white-blue-red tricolor of the flag of Russia, but with the white stripe broader than the other two, and containing a double-headed eagle symbol of the company. The exact form and placement of the eagle was subject to variations, before ...

  5. List of flagpoles by height - Wikipedia

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    National Flag Square Flagpole 2 (2024-now) Neftchiler Avenue, Bayil, Baku Azerbaijan: 191 m (626.64 ft) [2] 2 August 2024 Free–standing 3 Saint Petersburg Flagpoles: Saint Petersburg Russia Russian Empire Soviet Union Russia

  6. Russian-American Company - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Russian-American Company 1835 The Russian commercial flag (civil ensign) was used between 1799 and 1806 by the company on its ships and establishments. Tsar Alexander I approved a design for a separate flag for the RAC on 10 October 1806 O.S., writing "So be it" upon the report. [ 33 ]

  7. Russian colonization of North America - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Russian-American Company (1806–1881). Tlingit Chieftain of Sitka. As the animal populations declined, the Aleuts, already too dependent on the new barter-economy fostered by the Russian fur-trade, were increasingly coerced into taking greater and greater risks in the highly dangerous waters of the North Pacific to hunt for more otter.

  8. List of companies of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Gazprom is the largest company in Russia. Russia's vast geography is an important determinant of its economic activity, with some sources estimating that Russia contains over 30 percent of the world's natural resources. [2] [3] [4] The World Bank estimates the total value of Russia's natural resources at US$75 trillion.

  9. Flag of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Russian-American Company; Pan-Slavic colours; Flag of Bulgaria (developed from the Russian flag since 1877, but the blue stripe is replaced by light green one) Flag of Dagestan (nearly identical design, green stripe instead of white) Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic (nearly identical design, black stripe instead of white)